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why do so many JS frameworks exist?

• mojombo 7y ago
  I think it's a natural consequence of new possibilities existing in the JS world. Build tools like webpack, transpilers like Babel, type systems like TypeScript; deployment architectures like JAMstack; all these things mean we can do new and interesting things with code, and developers are excited to explore them. It's a good thing! We want to explore the domain as much as possible to find the best solutions. Eventually you'll see consolidation around a smaller number of the best projects.
• pistoriusp 7y ago
  If you asked me a few years ago if I could imagine building a framework, let alone a JS one, my answer would've been "hell no!" But here I am... There was a lot of time spent trying to figure out how to use these technologies, and we're glueing those technologies together with our personal taste.
• manigandham 7y ago
  Because JS has no standard library and was originally a very light scripting language designed in a few days and used for browser coding. It has evolved very rapidly as the web grew and these frameworks are a natural outcome of everyone trying to create some order from the chaos and figure out a proper architecture and way to do things. The good news is you have lots of choices and it runs everywhere. Bad news is the sprawling mess you have to go through to find the good stuff.